WHO chief reiterates call for ceasefire in Gaza

Geneva/IBNS/UNI: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), reiterated his call on Friday for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in quake-hit Syria

Cairo/UNI: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Syria, five days after the country was rocked by powerful earthquakes, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.

More pandemics likely to come, countries must invest in preparedness: WHO chief

Geneva/Sputnik: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the world should get prepared for future pandemics that are inevitable.

No need to politicize COVID-19: UN health agency chief

New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic should not be politicized as unity is the “only option” to defeat the disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

WHO Chief says received death threats over coronavirus response

Geneva/Sputnik: The chief of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia, said Wednesday he had faced death threats and racist insults over the UN health agency's response to the coronavirus pandemic.